Polesie (association)

Polesie
Полісьсе
FormationApril 14, 1988 (1988-04-14)
FounderNikolai Shelyagovich
Dissolved1995 (1995)
TypeNGO
PurposeRevival of the Western Polesie language
Recognition of Polesie Residents of as a minority
Autonomy of Western Polesie (factions)
Location
Region
Western Polesie
Membership~600 (1990)
Official language
Polesian, Belarusian

Polesie was a cultural association whose aim was the recognition of the local residents of West Polesie (called "Yotvingians" by the group) as a separate national minority and the autonomy of Western Polesie within Belarus.